The Arkansas Tech Golden Suns tennis team had several outstanding performances this weekend at the Golden Suns College Tennis Slam Tournament held at the Chartwells Women's Sports Complex on the Tech campus.

Seniors Whitney Simmons and Renee Malcuit each finished 2-1 in Flight 4 singles as they lost in the consolation semifinals, while senior Puja Paul teamed up with Southwest Baptist's Victoria Reed in Flight 2 doubles and lost 8-4 in the consolation final to Southern Arkansas' tandem of Caitlin Korensek and Megan Phinny. Paul and Reed defeated Tech's tandem of Malcuit and freshman Jessica James in the consolation semifinal.

"I was proud of the way our team performed at this tournament," Tech head tennis coach Abby Davis said. "We played some competitive matches, and that should help prepare us as the season progresses."

The tournament was Tech's first competition at its new Chartwells Women's Sports Complex, which was completed during the summer as part of the school's $4 million "Return to Glory" capital campaign. The campaign raised funds to renovate and improve Buerkle Field, construct eight tennis courts, a softball field, and locker room and office space for the tennis and softball teams at the Chartwells Complex.

In Flight 1 singles, sophomore Saki Matsuoka went 1-1 as she fell in the semifinals (6-2; 6-1) of the main draw to Northeastern State's Zuzanna Osinska. Matsuoka teamed up with junior Anna Carson to go 1-1 in Flight 1 doubles as they fell 8-1 in the semifinals to the NSU tandem of Osinska and Emina Spirtovic.

Carson and freshman Michelle Yu competed in Flight 2 singles as they went a combined 1-3. Carson lost in the second round of the main draw to NSU's Michaela Romanova (7-5; 6-4), while Yu lost in the first round of the main draw and also fell in the first round of the consolation flight.

In Flight 3 singles, Paul went 1-2 as she fell in the consolation semifinals after losing her first round match to Henderson State's Rebecca Staton and junior Kristen Burgess also went 1-2 as she lost in the consolation finals to Southwest Baptist's Lauren Hodson, 8-0. Burgess had fallen into the consolation flight after losing the first round to SBU's Trish Moceo (6-1; 6-3).

In addition to Simmons and Malcuit in the No. 4 singles Flight, junior Breann Rangel and freshman Jessica James each went 0-2.

Yu and Burgess teamed up to finish 0-2 in Flight 1 doubles, while Simmons and Rangel went 0-2 in Flight 2 doubles and Malcuit and James went 1-2 in Flight 2 doubles.

Tech returns to action Friday and Saturday as it continues its fall season at the Collin County Community College in Plano, Texas.